David, I've been there. During my career as a marine biologist with a state dept of natural resources, we sent many proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The odds of getting a grant averaged around 25%. So, I can share your joy of getting JWST time. As you say, perseverance is the key - well done!!! Your students must be ecstatic!!!
HUZZAH, Dr. Kipping! That is simply supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!! The Joy in your face was utterly infectious! You are clearly over the moon (as it were). ALL the success to you and your colleagues!
Tears of joy. I see them welling up as you speak. I'm holding them back myself. So, so awesome. Telescope time aside; the message about persisting and believing in your dream is paramount. Personally touching; especially right now🙏🙂
You brought a tear to my eye today with this amazing news. I’m so happy for you and your team!! Go find not one but four big moons since it’s a Jupiter analogue. Cool worlds to the moon(s)! 🌘
It’s unlikely we’d get all four unless they’re bigger, Io and Europa in particular are just a bit too close to Jupiter, and too small in physical size, to easily resolve. But Ganymede and Callisto look game on, so that would be my best bet.
WOW, this is fantastic!! I've been an amateur astronomer for over 40 years and I am particularly fascinated with exoplanets. This is beyond exciting and I'm looking forward to your future videos on what you find around Jupiter's exo-twin!!
As a social science research scientist, I know what it is like to work for years on a project and wait for approval of my application for a significant grant. You are so right... We have to keep pushing! Great job to you and your team! This is fantastic news, and thank you for sharing it with us!
I personally find it so endearing how passionate you are about this. Other than what I have learnt from this channel, I know next to nothing about space and astronomy, but seeing your excitement honestley makes me really happy. Can't wait too hear about your findings, congratulations!!
I just realized what a huge smile I have on my face listening to your exciting news!! 😃🎉 Congratulations Dr K, you and your team deserve this exciting opportunity. You give so much to the community. It really does feel fortuitous that you discovered this planet and that it only transits every 3 years. We’ll all be excitedly anticipating your results. Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats Professor K! I learned so much last semester about exoplanets and moons so I am rooting for you!! I’m throwing my confetti fireworks for you today! You’ve earned it! 🎉
So happy for you guys! And extremely pleased that the Cool Worlds Community gave you the support needed to help you persist in your efforts to get the time you needed on the Kepler telescope! 😊😊😊
You are truly inspirational, Dr Kipping! In many ways, and the joy you express over finally getting telescope time on the JWT is contagious. 😊 Makes me exited of what future findings may lurk out there. Which you all the best from Sweden! 👍
Chalk one up for the good guys; and a shirt purchased to help fund the champagne for when you find your your first exomoon; because if you don't find it this time then you will, or the one after, of or after that, until you find your Grail. Keep at it, those moons won't find themselves.
I'm so thrilled for you !!! I've read an email that started with "We are pleased to inform you." It's a total gut elation experience!!! Congrats & good luck with your exploration!!!! Brilliant!!!!
That's fantastic David! I've been watching your videos for a while, and your tenacity is absolutely infectious. I'm excited with you, and I love the sheer joy in your expression here. Good luck, I wish you the best in your search, and let us know what you find! And remember during this, stay curious, but stay thoughtful. 😉
So exciting. You've been granted the ability to use one of mankind's greatest instruments ever created. Congratulations!!! So excited to see what your team finds. Really looking forward to hearing more about this planet, the detection methods you're using, and more! One thing I am super curious about is how accounting for exomoons affects the Fermi Paradox.
Congrats!!!!!! Such amazing news for you and your team. I can see how the news has just lifted you up as it should. This story is an embodiment of one of the key ingredients of science...persistence. Keep us updated!!!
Congrats! This goes beyond just being granted a wonderful opportunity and fulfilment of a dream, but is also a story about how to overcome failure and disappointment through staying strong, going back to the drawing board, improving and persisting like crazy.
Omg, Dr. K! Congratulations, I know you will find out amazing stuff. You're one of the go-to figures in Astronomy out there, and rightfully so! I'm so glad to hear this and I wish you the absolute best. You're inspiring.
xD I simply can't not mention that even now, in this moment of absolute joy, Professor Kipping uses his joy to not just be happy for himself and his research, but he formulates a wholesome message on how to succeed. This man stands as an example of what humanity could be, if we were curious and thoughtful and respecting of others. If we ever met extra-terrestrial lifeforms, I'd like Professor Kipping to represent us.
First off I want to say, Congratulations, I believe you do deservethe time on JWST, even if I'm not much more that a laymen trying to learn more about our solar system, galaxy, and even the whole cosmos. I wanted to say that my first exposure to you and this channel was a couple of months ago with the video "Does Quantum Entaanglement Allow For Faster-Than-Light Communication?". Since then I have become addicted to your content. Thank you! Truly thank you. My nephew just turned 13 and watches your content with me and is also a fan of you and this channel. I see a spark in his eyes for learning and for our universe. He is not afraid to ask any question he may. I believe we both have learned quite a bit since the start of my journey intoto your videos. Good luck on your JWST time and I look forward to learning more from tou.
Congratulations, Professor! Just yesterday I was watching the "Bad news" video. I'm so happy for you and I have no doubts that you will find what you are looking for.
FANTASTIC NEWS!!!! Very well done David! I’m so excited to see the results! I’ve followed your channel for a while and I’m also very interested to see if we can start to find exomoons and see if we can start to find out information about them! After all, the abundance in our own solar system in huge and they are such dynamic and interesting worlds! So happy you finally have been granted telescope time! I remember watching your video a year ago where you were venting your frustrations… I’m sure that we (as followers of your channel) all felt awful for you but also knew you wouldn’t give up!
Congrats!🎉. I'm so excited for you and the team and I remember you bringing up the prospect originally and I didn't know you all were still pushing forward. Pumped you all did and excited to see what comes from the observations!
Man. I cant think of many times I've been so actually excited and, quite frankly, emotional and truly happy for someone I've never actually met in person. I know how much this means to you and your team, congratulations! There is no one more deserving. I love how happy you look in this video, you are absolutely beaming and I'm here for it.
Been a tough past few days, and this was the bright moment I absolutely needed! Extremely happy and excited for you guys!!! I can’t wait to see the incredible news of your discoveries!!
Such great news out of nowhere! I've been following your channel for a very long time now, and as a layman your explanations are always so clear and simple to understand - so very glad that you get rewarded with your work in such a prestigious way. :) Can't wait to hear of moons that you've named!
A planet as massive at that has bound to have attracted some stuff in it's orbit. Maybe a tyre or an old mattress, but hopefully a moon! Congrats Prof. Kipping, you and your team deserve all the success you get :)
I feel that sometimes getting a good response can be nearly as "bad" as getting a rejection. Now the pressure is really on to show that the proposal was good and their faith in you is justified, and in this case you can make good use of the 60 hours of JWST time. Fantastic job, to you and everyone else involved. Rooting for you from Australia.
Hearty congratulations, Prof. This opportunity couldn't have gone to a more deserving team! I look forward to coming along for the ride, as you take the greatest advantage of this opportunity.
Your videos were a primary inspiration for my college essay in the states. They've fostered my passion for space and are truly some of the most interesting science content there is on youtube. Huge congratulations to ya man.
I was just recently reminding myself of the video you posted a year ago about dealing with disappointment when dealing with a disappointment of my own. This is such an uplifting follow up. I'm so excited for you and your team and us, your viewers, who get to follow along!
Congratulations! I’m really happy for you and your team. Looking forward to hearing more about it. I love your videos, you make learning fun because of how passionate you are. Thank you for the encouragement at the end about continuing to pursue your goals. I needed to hear that today so thank you.
Big congratulations Dr. Kipping, it's wonderful to see some of the work that you have shared with us finally get a chance with the telescope. Looking forward to hearing more about the results!
Congratulations! Found myself smiling watching this. Thank you so much for your channel, videos, hard work and for pushing the envelope of the human experience. I hope that you find what youre looking for. Bravo to the whole team.
I am new to your channel but have already learned so much from your rare talents in teaching, storytelling, and expressing enthusiasm. I am so excited for you! So well deserved!
Congratulations! I remember last year's video, I don't think I had ever seen such genuine disappointment on youtube. I could feel it through the screen. And now I can feel your excitement and happiness. Both news made me tear up for different reasons. So happy for you and your team!
Dude, absolute best of luck! I don't think it's particularly woowoo to say have faith in them stars in this case my guy. I fully believe your persistence and dedication and your hard work will pay off.
This is not only some good news this is extraordinary news, I'm almost as excited as you are and I hope it pans out and you get a detection. I remember watching your previous video when telescope time was rejected and it was depressing to me too. I can't tell you how glad I am that you decided to keep pushing. I want to thank you for making us all feel better and I wish I had the same courage as you.
I do not fully understand how big of a deal this is to be honest, but I just couldn't stop smiling while I was listening to this. I could sense how much this means to you (and probably your studends/team), remembering the video where you talked about being denied the time.
Congratulations. Even more so for not giving up. I truly hope your telescope time with JWST delivers something hugely valuable. Once again, congratulations, you deserve it.
Congratulations! Thank you so much for everything you have taught me, please keep it up with your head held high! I love your passion and im happy that you inspire us and we can inspire you as well😁
Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you and the rest of your team. Also, thank you for being such a great example of determination and passion in action! Really excited for all of you.
Fantastic! Maybe in a way it's even better it was put off until this year! We can't wait to follow along with you on this journey! Congratulations to you and Ben and the whole lab!
Congratulations!! I'm a conservation Ecologist, so no skin in the game besides the knowledge this could bring, but straight up countless peers, family members, friends, and my poor partner have had to deal with my gutted rants at your prior rejection. It's just so obvious why finding exomoons matters in practical terms, not to mention the coolness. We have Endor, we have the hype around our solar system's moons like Europa and Titan, but what about making it real beyond our backyard? And giving us another layer to the majesty of the heavens! Absolutely ecstatic mate, genuinely fucking incredible news (pardon the Aussie in me)
Congrats. One thing I noticed is that in cycle 1 there was only one small proposal about searching exoplanets around white dwarfs. But over time I think the value of those systems was recognized and there are a lot more such proposals that were accepted for JWST time. (I was a citizen scientist that was involved in one rejected proposal) I hope everything goes well for you and your team in detecting any exomoons.
So happy to hear this, and so happy to see the unfiltered reaction. You all are doing some of the best implicit marketing for becoming a scientist in today’s world. The discipline as a whole should absolutely support you for the inspirational (and rigorous!) work you’re doing.
So happy for you and the team mate, could see how devastated you were when the team got rejected the last time. It's well deserved, and I cannot wait to see what you guys get from this. Congrats!
I've been back here rooting for you guys to get telescope time and I cannot wait to read you and your team's discoveries that you build from the data you get. The fact that it's such a big request and still got granted is super encouraging!
🇬🇧 Stoked for you, Dude. The sheer passion that you put into the charm offensive on RU-vid has certainly helped get the public behind you on this amazing project.
New viewer here..as I sometimes do I cued up Sting's Sister Moon song on the drive in from work last night...(Full Moon/eclipse tomorrow)..after watching this video I believe this is/will be a wonderful song for you..😀
Congratulations! I just stumbled upon your channel and am binge watching it, it's so informative and well done! I'm looking forward to the content you create off your discoveries!
The Kepler mission proposal was also rejected on the first submission. They put together a revised proposal and put it forward again at the next selection and they got picked. And that mission went on to revolutionize exoplanet science. Best of luck to you to find these exomoons now that you have been given the opportunity!
Man, I’ve been watching this channel for so long, and you have always inspired me that I could be more than I am really educated for these videos always make me feel more in tuned with the scientific community and I do remember the video and discussion and I’m very excited and happy for you and all of your colleagues and students and the future videos about what you guys find makes me feel like I’m a part of it and confuse all of the guys that I work with when I bring shit up that involves the stuff
Congratulations David. I've been hoping to hear that this would happen for you guys and us all. I have limited time to follow astronomy current events but love your content on youtube and this news is awesome. Can't wait to find out what the results are when all is said and done.
This is EXACTLY the news I was hoping to hear clicking on this video, with the last, _less than happy_ news update from you (on exomoons) being front and center in my mind while I did. You and Ben deserved it, David, and I hope this acts just as much as a teachable moment for people out there as the last one did, where you went into what dealing with the news of a big rejection looks like for you. This shows how reality can come full circle, and how it isn't just head-in-the-clouds, overly optimistic wishful thinking that can come out of failure when you experience it. Even if you're on a streak of difficult results, like a string of rejections you put a lot of energy into working and hoping for the opposite result of, and succeeding feels functionally off-limits to you, persisting, and continuing to carry yourself with purpose and an aim is exactly how you'll succeed in the future. If we believe in something enough, if we want to achieve an outcome enough, giving up is the only sure way to never see it happen. Congratulations again, thank you for sharing, and GO GET 'EM, you MOON-HUNTING TIGERS!!!!!!! 🔥🥳🔥
CONGRATS. Really hoping for success :) I'm subscribed already - and looking forward to follow the journey of waiting for the data, analysing, reviewing, and publishing the findings
Congratulations David I remember how down you sounded when you got rejected last time, so it's really great too see you so motivated and happy. Your team deserves this well done!!
This is great to hear man, super happy to see that you've gotten happy news, your joy brings us joy and I'm interested to learn more about these moons! 😁
Congratulations, sir! This is awesome! I'm so hyped to see this development! Looking so forward to seeing what JWST finds! 60 hours is just absolutely amazing!
Congrats! The joy and enthusiasm on your face is infectious. Whether you find this planet or not, you have already succeeded. Your triumph is a perfect example of what science and discovery are about at their best; the thrill and passion born of the human need for exploration and purpose combined with the rigor and focus demanded by science. Bravo!
